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Monday Word: Ophidian
ophidian [oh-fid-ee-uhn ]
adjective:
1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.
examples:
It is her treatment by others — mostly lustful and vengeful gods — that brings about her ophidian transformation, and even still she tries to protect the world she loves from the harm of her destructive gaze. Washington Post Feb 1, 2023
The jeweler’s earliest snake-inspired pieces tended toward abstraction, referencing ophidian sinuousness by way of a corrugated gold bracelet — based on the articulated flex of gas piping — that slithered up the wrist. New York Times Mar 4, 2022
An obnoxious ophidian invaded a soccer pitch in Guatemala, delaying a game between Nueva Concepcion and Municipal. Seattle Times Feb 25, 2022
origin:
First recorded in 1820–30; from New Latin Ophidi(a) (neuter plural) name of the suborder (from Greek ophídion (neuter singular), equivalent to óph(is) “serpent” + -idion diminutive suffix) + -an
This week is the Lunar New Year, welcoming in the Year of the Snake!
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adjective:
1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.
examples:
It is her treatment by others — mostly lustful and vengeful gods — that brings about her ophidian transformation, and even still she tries to protect the world she loves from the harm of her destructive gaze. Washington Post Feb 1, 2023
The jeweler’s earliest snake-inspired pieces tended toward abstraction, referencing ophidian sinuousness by way of a corrugated gold bracelet — based on the articulated flex of gas piping — that slithered up the wrist. New York Times Mar 4, 2022
An obnoxious ophidian invaded a soccer pitch in Guatemala, delaying a game between Nueva Concepcion and Municipal. Seattle Times Feb 25, 2022
origin:
First recorded in 1820–30; from New Latin Ophidi(a) (neuter plural) name of the suborder (from Greek ophídion (neuter singular), equivalent to óph(is) “serpent” + -idion diminutive suffix) + -an
This week is the Lunar New Year, welcoming in the Year of the Snake!
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And my sister is a Wood Snake, and therefore looking at a Significant Birthday this year. (Both could be presented in support of the belief that the sign confers beauty.)
Have you and Eaglet ever seen the movie Martial Club (1981)? It deals with early adventures of the legendary doctor, Kung Fu master, and activist Huang Fei Hong; lion dancing, among his accomplishments, plays a significant role in the story, and its rules of protocol are meticulously set forth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_R-aa3qP3k
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We did both have a blast with the scene from an early Jackie Chan movie that's basically a martial arts lion dance duel. Should watch that again.